Difference between revisions of "Attribute"
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| − | Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object. | + | Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object such as a dataset, series or observation. |
In practice, Attributes are [[Component|Components]] used in [[Data Structure Definition|Data Structure Definitions]] to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at diffent levels in the dataset: | In practice, Attributes are [[Component|Components]] used in [[Data Structure Definition|Data Structure Definitions]] to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at diffent levels in the dataset: | ||
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* Series | * Series | ||
* Observation | * Observation | ||
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| + | Comment - simple textual comments | ||
| + | Unit Multiplier - provides information about the units of the observation values, for instance: Tens, Hundreds Thousands | ||
| + | Observation Status - for instance: Normal, Estimated, Forecast, Imputed | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 1 February 2021
Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object such as a dataset, series or observation.
In practice, Attributes are Components used in Data Structure Definitions to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at diffent levels in the dataset:
- Dataset
- Group
- Series
- Observation
Examples Comment - simple textual comments Unit Multiplier - provides information about the units of the observation values, for instance: Tens, Hundreds Thousands Observation Status - for instance: Normal, Estimated, Forecast, Imputed
